The public in Geneva will also be able to admire the extraordinary
Grande Punto Abarth S2000. This is a racing car designed for racing
stables, which the Fiat Racing Department will be entering in the
2007 Italian Rally Championship with Giandomenico Basso and his
navigator Mitia Dotta. Davide Gatti, winner of the 2006 Fiat Abarth
International Trophy, will compete at the wheel of an official Fiat
Grande Punto R3D with a diesel engine. On the international scene,
the Grande Punto Abarth S2000 will compete in the IRC
(Intercontinental Rally Challenge) with drivers Andrea Navarra, his
navigator Guido D’Amore, and young Umberto Scandola and Anton Alen.

The Abarth & C. Spa racing team will be managed by Claudio Berro.

Powered by a 2000 cc aspirated engine that delivers 270 bhp, with
4-wheel drive, the new Grande Punto Abarth S2000 is heir to the
version that took the 2006 Italian Rally Championship title with
Paolo Andreucci and Anna Andreussi, winning 7 of the 11 races on the
programme. Nor must we forget the excellent season of their
team-mates Andrea Navarra and Guido D’Amore who took third place.
Giandomenico Basso and Mitia Dotta won the European title and the
International Rally Challenge.

Since its debut last season, the racing version has proved
unbeatable, whatever the type of route or terrain. And we must
underline that the 15 cars built so far have been ordered by several
racing stables in Europe and elsewhere, to compete in domestic and
international rallies. And now, thanks to this technological and
competitive superiority, the new Grande Punto Abarth S2000 is ready
to compete in these two championships with the same determination
and assertiveness.

And finally, as well as a successful car and an outstanding team of
drivers, the new Abarth & C. company can also boast a staff with a
great deal of experience in motorsports: a total of 113 experts, 26
in the engineering field, 43 on the manufacturing side and 9
dedicated to racing.